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frou_dh on Aug 31, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: How Steve Jobs handles trolls (WWDC 1997)

To an even greater extent, there's apparently no difference between liking something on its merits and being a fanboy. I remember when that term used to be thankfully limited to gaming circles.

atomicdog on Aug 31, 2011 [–]

Really? The PC vs Mac war has been waging since at least the early 90s.

beedogs on Aug 31, 2011 | [–]

It was at its worst during the G3/G4 era. Once Apple switched to Intel the rivalry sort of lost a lot of steam.

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